Time flies when you're having fun. For over 30 years Fr. Jim has been writing and presenting studies to build Catholic Disciples. He has authored apologetic works such as Rock Foundation Revisited (excellent for RCIA or for a deeper understanding of our Church's teachings); Old Testament studies, A Christian Walks Through Genesis (great for group or individual study) and his popular New Testament study series, Invitation to Christian Discipleship.
Fr. Jim began this project at the request of a group of women in Orange, California. He had no idea it would end up being “a life's work,” apropos since he literally came back from the dead after a fatal medical emergency to finish the first study (but that’s another story). Study groups were cropping up and pulling away Catholics, so Fr. Jim answered the call to grow Catholic studies which were simply unavailable at the time. The flock was hungry and in need of tending as evidenced by the 400 weekly attendants the study attracted within two years. Father’s in-depth studies have since been educating Catholics world-wide.
The complete scripture study, in recommended order, includes:
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The Invitation (6 lessons, introduction to a Catholic Bible Study)
Mark (16 lessons often done immediately after The Invitation)
Luke (24 lessons)
Acts (22 lessons)
Matthew (23 lessons)
John (22 lessons)
Galatians / Thessalonians (16 lessons)
Romans (12 lessons)
Corinthians (11 lessons)
Hebrews (9 lessons)
Revelation (12 lessons)
Father's most recent addition is an Old Testament work. A Christian Walks Through Genesis is his personal walk through the book of Genesis. You are invited to walk with Fr. Jim as he discusses this Old Testament work with a Rabbi.
Invitation to Christian Discipleship has received the Imprimatur through the Bishop of the Diocese of Orange County, California. Father continues to write, lead retreats and create new opportunities for coming closer to God and His Kingdom through better knowledge of our faith and our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Fr. Jim encourages each of us to commit six weeks to this enlightening study. From there, students are typically inspired to complete the entire series. This study is unique in that it is seeded with the call to discipleship. One simply cannot miss the call to bear true fruit. No other study delves the depths of Scripture like this one.
Each Bible study is designed to allow presentation by the laity or religious, and offers Leaders' Manuals, Student Workbooks (Meditations) and CD’s. Call, or check our website (www.InviteToDiscipleship.org), for information on getting started with a study near you - or to start one in your parish.
"Thus you will be able to grasp fully, with all the holy ones, the breadth and length and heights
and depth of Christ’s love, and experience this love which surpasses all knowledge,
so that you may attain to the fullness of God Himself" (Eph. 3:18-19).